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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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